The long post-operative period for Queen Margarita, 82, complicating Felipe VI and Letizia’s trip to Denmark

The monarch underwent successful back surgery on Wednesday, February 22. As reported by official sources, Margaret II, 82, is in good condition and “stable under the circumstances.” In recent months, the Queen’s back pain, which she had suffered from for some time, had worsened so that she had to require surgery. Recovery from the operation will be a slow process for Margarita, which will take a “longer period of convalescence and rehabilitation,” according to Casa Real. This supervening circumstance can complicate the trip of Felipe VI y Mrs. Letizia to Denmark, which would be scheduled for this spring, as published The Digital Confidential.

The intervention of the Danish queen took place at the Rigshospitalet, a public hospital in Copenhagen. As of her admission and due to her medical leave, it is her son Federico who has picked up the baton and has assumed the role of regent.

We must remember Felipe VI’s close bond with Queen Margarita, who three years ago congratulated her on her 80th birthday with an affectionate “Hello, aunt Daisy”. It was in 2020, in the hardest months of the pandemic, for which the monarch celebrated her anniversary telematically with video messages.

Prince Federico, in India: his aunt Benedicta assumes the regency

On the occasion of Federico and Princess Mary’s trip to India, it is Princess Benedicta, 78, Margarita’s sister, who assumes the position of head of state in the absence of the heir.

The first stop on this state visit by the princes was in the city of Agra, in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. There they have posed in front of the iconic Taj Mahal.